IBM to provide €11.5m mainframe system to SETU Waterford

Move will give students hands-on access to enterprise-grade technology as part of company’s 70th anniversary in Ireland

South East Technological University president Veronica Campbell, IBM chief financial officer James Kavanaugh, and IBM Ireland country manager Nathan Cullen.

IBM has announced it will provide €11.5m worth of technology, including an IBM z17 mainframe, to South East Technological University (SETU) Waterford as part of its 70th anniversary celebrations in Ireland.

The IBM z17 system has been installed at SETU under an educational loan agreement and will support teaching, learning, and research. Powering roughly 70% of global transactions by value, the IBM Z mainframe will give students across computer science, engineering, cybersecurity, data, and AI hands-on access to enterprise-grade technology.